Q: Is 7,412,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,412,520 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 7,412,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 223 277 446 554 669 831 892 1,108 1,115 1,338 1,385 1,662 1,784 2,216 2,230 2,676 2,770 3,324 3,345 4,155 4,460 5,352 5,540 6,648 6,690 8,310 8,920 11,080 13,380 16,620 26,760 33,240 61,771 123,542 185,313 247,084 308,855 370,626 494,168 617,710 741,252 926,565 1,235,420 1,482,504 1,853,130 2,470,840 3,706,260 and 7,412,520, with no remainder.

Since 7,412,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,412,520, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).